How to Say ‘Since last night.’ in Spain Spanish
Desde ayer por la noche.
DES-deh ah-YEHR por lah NOH-cheh
[DES-deh ah-YEHR por lah NOH-cheh]
💬 Usage Tip: ayer por la noche is a longer way of saying anoche. The same build works for other times: ayer por la mañana "yesterday morning".
Phrase Breakdown
Desde ayer
DES-deh ah-YEHR
Since yesterday
'Desde' means 'since' and marks the starting point in time.
Llueve desde ayer.
It has been raining since yesterday.
Words in this phrase
Desde
[DES-deh]
since
Marks the starting point of something still continuing.
Me duele desde el lunes.
It has hurt since Monday.
ayer
[ah-YEHR]
yesterday
Refers to the day before today; common in follow-up messages after an event.
Ayer hablé contigo sobre prácticas profesionales.
Yesterday I spoke with you about internships.
por la noche.
por lah NOH-cheh
in the evening / at night.
Specifies the time of day. Together the phrase means 'since last night'.
Llegó por la noche.
He arrived at night.
Words in this phrase
por
[por]
in (time of day)
Used with parts of the day: 'por la mañana/tarde/noche'.
Trabajo por la mañana.
I work in the morning.
la
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
noche
[NOH-cheh]
night / evening
The period after dark.
Cenamos por la noche.
We eat dinner at night.
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